A SIX-FIGURE investment in a Tywyn home for dementia patients has been hailed as “good news” for the whole area.

A total of £380,000 is being invested in Llys Cadfan residential home in Tywyn to create extra support for people living with dementia and other conditions associated with getting older.

This cash injection - which is being made in two phases - will mean people get the services that they need closer to home, will help ease the pressure on the health service and prop up the person’s own personal support network.

Cllr Gareth Roberts, Gwynedd Council’s Cabinet member responsible for adults’ social services, said: “We believe that this investment in Tywyn will be good news for the wider community, as the new facility will reduce waiting lists for hospital beds, easing the pressure on local health services.

"It will mean that older people will have access to the services they need much closer to home."

Helen Jones, manager at Llys Cadfan, said: “This is certainly good news for south Meirionnydd."

Read the full story in this Thursday’s Meirionnydd edition of the Cambrian News